Jacob：A friend of mine is going to open a hardware store. He wants me to be his partner. （雅各：我有一個朋友要開一家賣電腦硬體設備的店，他要我當他的合夥人。）
Betty：You don't say. How much do you know about this guy? （貝蒂：真的嗎？你對這個傢伙了解多少？）
Jacob：We met last year at a bowling alley. We play together a few times a month. He seems on the up and up. （雅各：我們去年在保齡球球道上認識的，我們一個月會一起打幾次球， 他人看起來蠻老實的。）
Betty：So, he just wants you to give him the money? （貝蒂：那麼，他只是要你給他錢吧？）
Jacob：Not give, invest. He'll give me 20% of his profits for three years. （雅各：不是給，是投資。他會連續三年給我他獲利的兩成。）
Betty：That's good, but it may be risky. You might be digging your own grave. （貝蒂：那很棒啊，不過有點風險，你很可能是正在自掘墳墓。）
Jacob：I wasn't born yesterday. I know what I'm doing. （雅各：我可不是三歲小孩子，我知道我在做什麼。）
Betty：Whatever you say. Just be careful. （貝蒂：隨你怎麼說吧。不過還是小心一點的好。）
Jacob：I will. （雅各：我會的。）
核心片語
．You don't say. 真的嗎；是那樣嗎？、on the up and up 誠實；老實、dig one's own grave 自掘墳 墓；自己給自己找麻煩、I wasn't born yesterday. 我不是三歲小孩；我有經驗與知識。Whatever you say. 隨你怎麼說吧。（我不一定同意）
